Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Illustrated Adventure Stories
Lesley Sims · 2014
73/100
👍 Worth It
Usborne knows what it's doing, and packing five swashbuckling classics like The Three Musketeers and Don Quixote into one illustrated, kid-friendly volume is a genuinely smart way to introduce young readers to big stories early. The retellings are simplified by necessity, but the author bios and steady backlist presence tell me this one holds up.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness70
Craft & writing72
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers65
Age-fit75
Human-eye read58
Penny’s verdict73
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